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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. Information in respect of the current status of all assessed applications for major capital works, including an application from the school referred to by the Deputy is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie, which is updated regularly throughout the year. The 5 Year Construction Plan that I announced on 9 March 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have not met with any representatives of the tobacco industry in the last six months and I understand that my officials have had no such meetings either.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are currently a significant number of initiatives which support enterprise in schools including one where there is co-operation with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through the County Enterprise Boards. In senior cycle students taking the Transition Year option, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme and the Leaving Certificate Applied are provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In relation to the first named candidate officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 13th November 2012, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. The documentation submitted was insufficient. When the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently under review and SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the grant application of the student referred to by the Deputy for the 2012/13 academic year was awarded a postgraduate fee contribution based on the terms and conditions of the scheme. SUSI has confirmed that the applicant appealed their decision and letter on the appeal issued on 21st January, 2013. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of the above, I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (24 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: An Official from my Department was in contact with the person referred to by the Deputy regarding the issues raised by him and they are now addressed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 2nd November 2012, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is received, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the initial application was received from the student referred to by the Deputy on the 11th of January 2013. They also confirmed that her application has been assessed and a letter was issued on the 22nd of January 2013 informing her of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware in June 2011, I announced that up to 40 new schools are to be established up to 2017 to cater for increasing demographics across a number of locations. These consisted of twenty new primary schools and twenty new post-primary schools. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish any new school in the area referred to by the Deputy. However a new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The new salary scale will apply in the case of all teachers who are new appointees to teaching on or after 1 February 2012. The introduction of this new salary scale is a complex task which requires a detailed implementation process. A circular on implementation of the Government decision as it applies to teachers is due to issue shortly from my Department. Arrears, backdated to the date...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that while documentation was received, that a request for further documentation issued on the 16th January to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is received, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Technovation programme, which supports graduates to undertake innovation projects for companies in the south–east region of Ireland, is being piloted by Enterprise Ireland in partnership with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). It provides eighteen–month, full-time employment opportunities for recently qualified graduates in fifteen Enterprise Ireland companies and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). The NDFA has recently appointed a Design Team to advance this project which is currently scheduled for delivery during 2014/2015 as announced under the Five Year Plan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Numbers (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school concerned received funding in the amount of €184,830 under the Summer Works Scheme 2010 for the upgrade of three Science Laboratories. This funding was in respect of Option 3 as presented by the school with their application and the school indicated that this sum included for fitted furniture and equipment for the upgrade of the three Science...

Other Questions: Bullying in Schools (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 150 together. The Deputy may be aware that I asked the anti-bullying working group to submit its report and draft action plan to me by 30 November. The working group met this deadline and I was satisfied at that time with the progress it made. The working group identified a number of tasks that needed to be completed before finalising the plan and...

Other Questions: Bullying in Schools (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Neither the Leas-Cheann Comhairle nor I can comment on the length of Deputy Wallace's hair. This is a significant document and I am very pleased that the work done by the working group will be published on Thursday. I invite the House to consider debating the document or just perusing it. It is not the final answer and I do not know if there will ever be a final answer to the problem....

Other Questions: Bullying in Schools (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Time prevents me from doing so now but counselling will be part and parcel of the measures. That feeds into the earlier question on guidance counsellors and the question of pastoral care in second level schools. The issue is embodied in part by the new proposals for junior cycle reform, with an aim of helping young people to be conscious of their own well-being and minding themselves....